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Meniscal Tears

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Meniscal injuries are classified by means of the topography of the tear and it’s morphology. They are presented at this chapter as well as their treatment strategy

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Correspondence to Nikolaos K. Kanakaris MD, PhD .

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Lasanianos, N.G., Kanakaris, N.K. (2015). Meniscal Tears. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_79

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